Lori A Jenkins

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Lori A Jenkins

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14 reviews
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Rating: 8.4

Licensed for 40 years

Adoption Lawyer at Salem, OR
Practice Areas: Adoption, Divorce & Separation, Guardianship

2703 12th St SE, SALEM, Salem, OR

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About Lori

Biography

Adoptions, guardianships, divorce, over 25 years of experience. I treat you the way I would want to be treated.

My adoption clients love me and I take good care of them. Adoptions should be happy and I keep my clients happy.

Divorce can be tough process. I help you through it with prompt, open communications and decades of experience.

I have years of experience obtaining guardianships for clients. I will take care of you, the way I would want to be taken care of.

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Adoption 40%

All types of adoptions. Including step-parent, same-sex couples, new-born, unmarried parents, adult, re-adoptions from foreign countries, etc.

32 years | 2,500 cases

40%
Divorce and Separation 35%

Focused on what is best for the client and/or the children. There are many options available that do not entail going to a hearing. These are infinitely better for the client in most cases.

34 years | 5,000 cases

35%
Guardianship 25%

All types of guardianships, for minor children as well as adults.

32 years | 1,000 cases

25%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 40 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 1985

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Lori Jenkins Jenkins

2703 12th St SE, SALEM, Salem, OR, 97302

lorijenkinsattorney.com

Lori A Jenkins's Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Compassion

Posted by Kari | April 20, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Adoption

Confident, Compassionate, & knowledgeable

My husband & I used Lori to take care of our adoption (which was an open adoption for our great niece). We we anxious to get the adoption done and Lori was compassionate to listen to our story, knowledgeable in rights of the family members, and was efficient in getting the adoption completed within t...wo months! Lor is amazing and trustworthy. This review is so late, but we appreciated how simple she made this portion of our adoption !

Posted by Jessica | July 27, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Adoption

Personable, Professional & Practical

My husband and I hired Lori initially to help us terminate my Ex’s legal rights to my son and allow my husband to adopt my son. It ended up being a long, brutal, custody battle with my ex who had resurfaced after being absent for years from my son’s life. Lori fought hard for us, prepared us every st...ep of the way, took time to listen to us but also told us ways we could cut costs by handling certain things ourselves. She told us our options along the way and explained why she recommended one option over the other. She helped us see things realistically and at times helped to reel in emotions and keep things focused on our son vs my ex. With her help we were able to come to a sustainable agreement that kept our son safe. My ex was granted supervised visits that would graduate to unsupervised, then overnights, then short summer visits then eventually 3week summer visits. Lori told us this was the best solution to give him time to prove himself or enough rope to hang himself. It’s been over 5yrs since that arrangement was made and he has still never had an unsupervised visit and only maintained contact for about a year. Lori still touches base with us to see how we are doing. Our son turns 18 next year and Lori will be handling the adult adoption case for us so my husband can finally legally be named his dad. We can’t thank Lori enough for all of her hard work and dedication. If you’re looking for an attorney you can trust with your children’s lives, look no further.

Posted by anonymous | February 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Compassionate, direct communicator, attentive listener, pragmatic problem solver.

Lori used compassion together with attentive listening and direct communication to assist our family with separation and custody issues. She thoughtfully helped us weigh pros and cons of options and outlined clear action plans to achieve good, workable results, all the while being mindful of emotiona...l as well as financial costs. We hold her in high esteem and heartily recommend her.

Lori Jenkins

Replied last February 16, 2021

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Posted by Cindy | February 09, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Guardianship

Guardianship of our mother

we hired Lori Jenkins to help us take custody of our mother who was living with Lewey Body Dementia . Lori Jenkins seemed to truly care about what we needed from her and she made it happen. We would hire her again if needed she is someone that’s in your corner you cannot go wrong. Thank you sincerel...y Lori you let us be able to spend the last year of our moms life with her and stopped my mothers husband from putting her in a nursing home you are amazing.

Lori Jenkins

Replied last February 09, 2021

Thank-you.

Posted by Scott | February 08, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Adoption

Ivory’s new parents

Lori was very prompt every step of the way in our adoption of Ivory. She answered every question we had with kindness and would not move forward without mowing we understood. She is caring, compassionate and very professional. We definitely would invite anyone needing legal help to call Lori Jenkins.... You’ll be glad you did.

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Kevin Rank

Adoption lawyer | Feb 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Lori for over 20 years and I have seen her with clients and I know that she cares about them and provides them with quality legal help. I have always referred my family law clients to her. I know her work and therefore I endorse this lawyer."

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John Case

Adoption lawyer | Feb 04

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse Lori for her adoption work. I have referred adoption client's to Lori. She is experienced and trustworthy."

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Experience

Rating:  8.4 (Excellent)

Honors

2019

Very Highly Rated in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Very Highly Rated in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, Martindale-Hubbell

2017

Very Highly Rated in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Highly Rated in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1992 - Present

Attorney, Lori A. Jenkins L.L.C

Associations

2018 - Present

Better Business Bureau

1992 - Present

Marion County Bar Association

Member

1990 - Present

Oregon State Bar

Member

Education

1985

Willamette University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1982

Michigan State University

BA in accounting

Languages

English

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